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LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 17 Apr 2012 22:25

Hi does anyone know what the letters beside the names mean

ie:- Rw
Dw
Ow
O

The area was Southall in Middlesex

Thanks for any help.

Linda

Researching:
Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)

Joy

Joy Report 17 Apr 2012 22:35

Some are given here, Linda:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=575265.msg4276175;topicseen
R. = Residence Qualification
B.P. = Business premises qualification
O. = Occupation Qualification
H.O. = Qualification through husband's occupation
N.M. = Naval or Military Voter
D. = Qualification through wife's occupation
Women
Rw = Residence qualification
Bw = Business premises qualification
Ow = Occupation Qualification
Dw = Qualification through husband's occupation

Happy birthday for yesterday :)

LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 17 Apr 2012 23:38

Thank you Joy
I couldn't find any reference at all even when I googled !!

The amazing co-incidence is this is for a friend she asked me to help, she had already found the page, but her husbands family from Germany originally, have turned up in my birth town and in streets I knew ......

Thanks for your kind wishes

Linda

Researching:
Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)

LollyWithSprinklez

LollyWithSprinklez Report 18 Apr 2012 02:53

Thanks Joy

Was puzzling over same letters and couldn't Find anything

Kense

Kense Report 18 Apr 2012 07:39

If you look at the first images of the set fot that year and district it should list the abbreviations used I think it is usually on image 3.

That will give the abbreviations valid for that district and year.

LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 18 Apr 2012 07:53

Thanks Ken
will keep this book marked for future reference
Linda

Researching:
Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)